Blesse

See also: blesse

German

Etymology

Middle High German blasse, Old High German blassa, from Proto-West Germanic *blasī, from Proto-Germanic *blasį̄. Cognate with Dutch bles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛsə/
• Homophone: Blässe

• (file)

Noun

Blesse f (genitive Blesse, plural Blessen)

1. blaze (white or lighter-coloured marking on a horse's face)
2. (by extension) horse with such a marking
   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 466:

     Sie hatten beste Fahrt. Die Pferde, muntere Blessen alle vier, gedrungen, glatt und satt, schlugen in festem Takt die gute Straße, die noch nicht staubte.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Blesse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Blesse	die	Blessen
genitive	einer	der	Blesse	der	Blessen
dative	einer	der	Blesse	den	Blessen
accusative	eine	die	Blesse	die	Blessen

Related terms

• blass

Further reading

• “Blesse” in Duden online